Self-cultivation of male support

Shi Yan couldn't do the business of taking more money from other people, so he took out the account book from his sleeve in the street, exactly the same as when he settled the accounts with Yao Shi at the beginning. Counting on the side, the reported number is exactly the same as that of the accountant who is holding the abacus bead Bala around him.

Not bad.

Don't take advantage of others, and never allow others to take advantage of him.

After getting the money, they didn't bother too much. Afterwards, the three of them were terrified and frightened by the person behind the brain, so they were cautious about re-doing their lives. Shi Yan himself didn't care much.

This money was brought back on the street, plus the one I got from Yao Shi at the rice noodle shop last time, the total is 3000 taels, which is not a small amount in Bai'an County, and everyone can see it. Now, it is impossible not to be known.

Before Shi Yan came home, the news spread as if he had grown legs. Those who had good things sat on the small stool opposite Mrs. Miao, with a small basket on his lap, and the basket was full of needles and thread. Things, the shoe soles made of broken steps are pressed neatly, and the thousand-ply soles are folded skillfully without eyes, but the work comes out very neatly.

His mouth was not idle at all, his mouth was frothing, his eyebrows were dancing, his voice was very loud, and he wanted to pretend to be whispering to others, and his eyes were guarded against Second Aunt Liu who was washing clothes not far away.

"I said old sister-in-law, did you hear what I just said? Your son-in-law just got another sum of money. Adding the sum last time, I guess the head of the family should have this amount!"

As he spoke, he stretched out three fingers and waved them in front of Mrs. Miao.

"This is all the family property left by your Fenghua and my Miao family brother! Yes, everyone knows that your son-in-law is capable and can make money, so he treats you well.

But spending the son-in-law's money did not make the husband's daughter's money come easily.It's only natural for you, old sister-in-law, to keep the money. How can there be any reason why the husband's daughter's inheritance should be left to the son-in-law? "

The truth is this, but under the influence of Shi Yan for such a long time, this is not enough to persuade Mrs. Miao to take risks in front of Shi Yan. What really makes Mrs. Miao care about is another point: "Old fifth, mother also I won't tell you those silly things.

Mother knows that this money will never come back without your efforts, but now that it is going to be returned, that is another way of saying it, don't blame mother for this.

Mother wants this money because of your elder sister Fenglan. You have seen the conditions of her in-laws’ family. If the whole family has milk, it is mother’s property. And away from home!

Mother thought about splitting up the money. You and your eldest sister are half of each other, which is regarded as compensation for the grievances your eldest sister has suffered over the years. When your eldest sister got married, our family encountered problems in business and treated her poorly. The reason why your eldest sister can't hold her head up in her in-law's house for so many years.

With this money, your eldest sister can straighten her waist, and she will be your mother, please, fifth child. "

As soon as Shi Yan came back, the old lady circled around him, hesitated to speak for a while, and finally found a gap when the child was not around to say this.

The old lady felt a little guilty after she finished speaking, but when she thought about the life of her eldest daughter, her eyes immediately became firmer, as if she was resolute and refused to give in.

If it wasn't for the constant trembling of his lips, Shi Yan would have believed that the old lady had finally stiffened.

Sighing inwardly, he took out an envelope from his sleeve and handed it over: "A total of three thousand and fifty-eight taels, I deposited all of them in Wang's bank before I came back, this is the ticket number, please take a look first.

I've thought about what you said a long time ago.

Not to mention anything else, just because the eldest sister cares about the two children, I can't watch the eldest sister being wronged at her husband's house. The matter needs to be dealt with, but it can't be handled in the way you said. "

Granny Miao was stunned for a moment, then nodded in disappointment, the waist that she had summoned up the courage to straighten up suddenly pulled down, and her body withered quickly.

Shi Yan continued: "If you want to do it, do it openly. If you do it, everyone who sees it will say it's good, so that the Wang family can't make mistakes against the elder sister again!"

Granny Miao looked at Shi Yan in confusion.

"In this way, let's spend 1000 taels of silver to buy two hundred acres of good land for my eldest sister outside the city, and spend some money to build a small yard on the edge of the field, and live in it to relax when the melons and fruits are fragrant in autumn. I feel unhappy living there all day.

With another 1000 taels, I asked someone to find a few shops in the city, regardless of the size, as long as the location is good, even if the elder sister is not good at running the business, I can consign some needles, threads, rouge, gouache, bamboo baskets, and baskets. There is a profit, enough for my eldest sister's daily rouge and powder, new clothes for four seasons, fresh food outside every two days, and dealing with the wife's family.

As for the remaining 1000 taels, I will leave it to the eldest sister to put it in the bottom of the box. Whatever she wants to do, let her do it. Anyway, there is a farm shop in front of me, so the life is not too bad. "

Granny Miao was stunned when she heard that, she opened her mouth and forgot to speak, and stared blankly at Shi Yan as if she knew him for the first time.

Second Aunt Liu who came over to ask a few people to eat was also stunned. Her reaction was very real. She slapped her thigh and exclaimed: "Master, you are a big deal! Don't mention our Bai'an County, it is the people in the prefecture city who can give your daughter Those who dowry 3000 taels are also rare! It is rumored that our family Fenglan does not know how many women I will envy to death!"

What's more, this is not the dowry for the eldest girl when she gets married, but the dowry that the brother-in-law made up for the eldest sister who has been married for many years.

What the second aunt said was true, even the old lady Miao knew that there was no such thing as spending all her family wealth on her daughter as a dowry.

The more than 3000 taels is the result of decades of hard work by Mr. Miao and Miao Fenghua. There is no way to do things like this. Even Mrs. Miao, who is partial to her eldest daughter, twitched in distress after hearing Shi Yan's plan. smoked.

Feel bad, feel bad, anyway, the old lady will figure it out sooner or later.

Shi Yan discovered that this old lady has her own set of standards, within which she can make everything logical and self-consistent, and others can't explain it, so he seldom explains it, and only does it according to his own ideas .

Afterwards, the old lady could always use her own standards, awkwardly add Shi Yan's behavior to her own logic, and convince herself.

Soon outsiders knew that Shi Yan was going to make up for the dowry for the elder sister Fenglan. Shi Yan had no intention of keeping a low profile on this kind of matter. Idle people in the escort agency came and went in and out of Miao's house all day long. Martha, two bolts of cloth will be delivered in a while, and a few chickens will be delivered in a while.It doesn't matter how much it is, it's all a matter of heart, saying that it's a big sister who adds makeup.

Shi Yan went out all the time, today he was in contact with farmers outside the city, and tomorrow he went to the yamen to go through the transfer procedures, and within half a month, the custom-made plaque for the shop was rushed to the door, causing discussions all over the alley.

Needless to say, everyone in the nearby alleys knew that Xu Laowu wanted to make up the dowry for the eldest sister who was married, and if he made a move, he would get a huge property of 3000 taels.

For many people, it is a wealth that cannot be accumulated in several lifetimes. 3000 taels is just a number that exists in the imagination. keep in.

Many people in the alley murmured, saying that Miao Fenghua is unlucky, how happy life would be if she waited until now, look at Ren Fenglan, with this money, she will spend the rest of her life in a nest of blessings .

Someone saw Yang Hegao and thought he was easy to talk to, so they dragged him to inquire: "Is your boss really buying someone a dowry of 3000 taels? It's not good to have this money for Xiaobao to marry a lady from the prefecture in the future." Why? Why can't you think about it so much?"

That's right, in the eyes of many people, Shi Yan's behavior was so stupid that he couldn't think about it.

Yang He Gaoxin said, what do you know? It was only 3000 taels of silver, and my husband didn't pay attention to it at all.Besides, this is the legacy of the master of the Miao family, can you spend it?Don't look at everyone's nice words now, if the time comes, sir, if it's really useless, won't you be gossiping behind your back?

But what he said was this: "Who says it's not? The kid has done some calculations in private. You said that two big meat buns in our county now cost three pennies, let alone two meat buns a day. What a waste! Just count three meals for him, and the eldest girl only spent nine cents on what the eldest girl ordered to eat.

One tael of silver can eat big meat buns for more than a hundred days, and eat it every day throughout the year. It is more than three taels of silver, plus other expenses, is five taels enough?

My little knowledge, tell me how many years can people eat meat buns for 3000 taels of silver? "

The man was stunned by what Yang Hegao said on the phone, his eyes were wide open, he pinched his fingers in confusion for a long time, and shook his head: "How much?"

Yang Hegao raised his brows high, with a mysterious expression on his face, and whispered a number in the man's ear: "A full 600 years!"

"Excuse me!" The man was taken aback, his heart and eyes were full of the phrase "600 years", would he not worry about eating and drinking in bed in these lifetimes?

"How many lifetimes, let's count your longevity for you, can you live to be 60 years old? It will take ten lifetimes to spend!

What, sixty is not enough?Then you are really greedy, don't live like an old disgust, let you live to be 80 years old, okay?That can also take seven or eight lifetimes! "

He was stupefied for a moment and didn't know what was going on, and he walked away. Yang Hegao got up and patted the dirt on his body, and returned to his taciturn appearance. Shi Shiran turned and went home to discuss the matter. Tell Shi Yan.

Shi Yan was very helpless: "You can't fool people with this trick. Accounts are not calculated like this. When he wakes up later, he should blame you for playing tricks on him."

Yang Hegao was still not convinced: "Sir, it was an act of benevolence and righteousness by you, but they didn't say anything good. You kindly kept the money for Xiaobao and Ayun. They suspected that you were guarding yourself. Give it to the old man." The wife kept it, and she was afraid that she would be deceived by people with bad intentions.

The eyes seem to grow on you, and they can't wait to find out some faults in the eggs to prove that there is something wrong with you, so that they can feel happy.

Give it all to Ms. Lan, and each of them said that you are a fool, secretly suspecting that you have tampered with it to gain benefits.Let them finish talking about the good and bad of co-authoring!Our own Mr. Qian'er, you can spend it however you want, so what have you got to do with them?Gossip, mind your own business!

Instead of doing this, I simply let them envy and have no choice but to watch it itchy and restless at night. I feel much happier looking at it! "

Shi Yan couldn't help shaking his head, he used to think that this child was taciturn and had his own bottom line in his heart, he was a steady child, but now seeing the innocent man regain some of his original nature, he felt a little happy and enmity.

So he handed a post to Yang Hegao: "Go to my aunt's house and give the post to my in-laws, saying that the fifteenth day of this month is a good day. Our family plans to invite someone to come to the door with a dowry to compensate the elder sister. Ask them what their opinions are on this matter, and our family will try our best to satisfy them.”

Yang Hegao took the post and thought, what can I say?If I were the old couple of the Wang family, it would be too late to be happy!

The dowry of the daughter-in-law here is not subsidized by the son's family in the end?In the end, the big head was left to the grandson, and the small head was left to the granddaughter, so that the fat and water would not flow to outsiders. In an instant, the Wang family rose from a barely subsistence family to a middle-class family, with no worries about food and clothing.In addition to lamenting that there is a pie in the sky, I am afraid that after knowing this, you will wake up from your dreams with laughter, right?

"Dream? It's true that I never dreamed that such a good thing would happen to our family, but old man, have you forgotten what kind of life the eldest daughter-in-law has lived in our house all these years?

When we first married a girl from the Miao family, because of a sudden problem in their business, most of the agreed dowry was reduced. We were using the girl as a servant girl, and they didn't even dare to fart.

You said that if someone has so much money in their hands, their backs are hardened, and they don’t know what to think when they look back!Can her money be posted on both of us?Certainly not.

In the end, the two of us lost an obedient and easy-to-use daughter-in-law who served in front of us, and gained a strong waist who can be the master of our ancestors. I really don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse! "

After Yang Hegao left, Mrs. Wang read the post in her hand several times, but she didn't understand anything, and she muttered to Mrs. Wang.

"Look, look, it's great to be rich, and people are also drifting away, and they are posting posts like others! How could the Miao family act like a monster before!

The eldest daughter-in-law’s dowry hasn’t entered our Wang’s house yet. These days, I don’t cook, and I don’t pour water for washing my feet. Running away from my mother's family means that I don't take my mother-in-law seriously! "

Old man Wang smoked pipe after pipe, and after hearing the old woman's nagging, he let out a long breath and said, "Stop saying a few words, if you are rich, you are not your daughter-in-law? If you are rich, you are not." Our royal family?

You can talk about this in front of me, but you can’t even mention it in front of your in-laws. In the past six months, I have watched with cold eyes, and we all misunderstood Xu Laowu, thinking that he was a worthless dog who ate shit. He is a biting wolf, and our boss still relies on him to do business, so don't let the child hold him back.

Knowing that you are not strong in your heart, who can be strong in your heart?But isn't this when times come and go and there is no reason to go?You have to pretend to be happy for me! "

The two of them murmured for a long while, feeling that they could not suppress the pain of their daughter-in-law and the news of the upcoming good days. They were so shocking that they couldn't sleep all night, and they were in excruciating pain.

On the other hand, Miao Fenglan was really very happy when she returned to her natal home. Her happiness was multifaceted, and she could directly express her gratitude to Shi Yan.

I personally made two new clothes for the two children inside and out, and watched the children running around the yard looking for their father, vying to let father see their new clothes.

Seeing the two children run away from a distance, Miao Fenglan turned her head to look at the old lady Miao who was holding a string basket next to her and said, "Mother, I used to worry about this and that, even if I died.

Looking at it now, my brother-in-law is a responsible person. Even if he has to leave our house one day in the future, I believe he will settle down properly before leaving. "

Miao Fenglan said with emotion: "You don't know, this period of time is the most comfortable period of time I have lived since I got married. I don't have to get up early every day, wear stars and moon, greet my mother-in-law against the wind and snow, and burn and wash my mother-in-law in the dark at night. Foot water, the earliest to wake up, the last to go to bed, I have done a lot but still can't catch a word, the dog at home is more relaxed than me.

If Da Lang didn't really love me, I don't know how I survived these years.Mother, I am content, really. "

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Mrs. Miao to say anything, she got up directly: "It's getting late, I'll go ahead and see what Dalang and brother-in-law are talking about. We'll go directly to the school to pick up the child and go home later, so I won't come to accompany you time for dinner."

Earlier, Yan and Wang Dalang were talking about business matters, Wang Dalang was calm and alert, and there were many things that he had no chance to touch before.

Shi Yan was also willing to spend more time on him, the two talked for a while, Xiaobao and Ayun, led by Yang Hegao, bounced into the yard.

When he was outside the house, seeing that the door was closed, he halted his pace and stood still without being reminded. Ayun asked, "Daddy, can we come in?"

After waiting for Shi Yan's permission, he entered the house happily, and when he saw outsiders were there, he called his uncle politely and lively, said hello to them, and saluted in a decent manner.

Wang Dalang was overjoyed to see the appearance of a good tutor, he took out two wooden monkey carvings from his arms and handed them to the two: "Uncle is free to carve, let's play with it!"

The two children glanced at Shi Yan, saw Shi Yan nodded, accepted it happily, and held it carefully in their hands lovingly, which made Wang Dalang inexplicably feel that his dedication was cherished by others.

Can't help but sigh with emotion to Shi Yan: "My brother-in-law taught the two children really well."

Anyway, when the second sister was alive, the two children didn't know whether it was because they were young or something, but Wang Dalang's impression was not as lovely as they are now.

Shi Yan smiled and said nothing. Here, he didn't teach the two children seriously, but let the two play to their heart's content every day. Whenever he was free, he would take the two children to play.

When the weather is fine, I go to release paper kites outside the city. On rainy days, I make an unsuccessful oil-paper umbrella with the children on the porch. On snowy days, I wear thick sheepskin gloves and play snowball fights in the courtyard.

He took two children with him when he went to Mr. Zhou's house as a guest, and he also took two children with him when he went to visit Mr. Liu at the county magistrate's house.

Perhaps it seemed to the children that he was leading them to play, but he was used to seeing various scenes unconsciously, and after being influenced by his ears and eyes, he naturally knew how to act, and there was no need for anyone to teach him anything.

Whether it is piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or performing tricks, whether it is delicacies on the banquet table, or human fireworks in the streets and alleys, it is enough to face them calmly.

Shi Yan didn't intend to train the two children to be elegant and model young masters and young ladies in every move, how much food they eat and how many bowls they serve, it's not a good thing to train them on that line under the current conditions.

For him, no matter what situation the two children are in, they can deal with them calmly, without being awkward and cautious, and without complaining, which is the biggest choice he made for them.

Of course, there is no need to tell my brother-in-law Wang Dalang these things.Every pair of parents has their own unique views on controlling their children, and their family's may not be suitable for the Wang family.The Wang family has their unique family atmosphere. It is better for outsiders not to get involved if they don't know the inside story.

Politely sent the couple away, Shi Yan took the two children one by one, and talked to Uncle Liu at the door, and brought Yang Hegao and the money bag, and the four of them happily went to the house before dinner. Go shopping outside.

This is a newly added entertainment project at home. Whenever Shi Yan is free, he will take his children to the street to play, and let them observe the life in the market. They can learn something from it more or less. Life is the best. good teacher.

When they arrived on the street, the two held a child in each hand, Shi Yan held Ayun by the hand, Yang Hegao carefully protected Xiao Bao, hesitant to speak to Shi Yan several times.

Shi Yan knew what he was thinking without asking, and said with a smile: "I haven't forgotten what you said. I know that my brother-in-law's child was bullied in school. Today I deliberately didn't mention it in front of my elder sister and brother-in-law."

As he said that, he looked at Yang Hegao. Don't look at this child who has learned to look at people with high eyebrows and low eyes during the few years of wandering outside, but due to the lack of love all the year round, he met someone who sincerely treats him well and treats him like a family member. He just wants to worry about you in every aspect, and hopes that you can live comfortably everywhere.

Forget about worrying about it, even Wang Dalang's two children who are studying in school can find a way to find out how they are doing.

I heard that because the two children entered school late, and their family background was not as good as others, they made rapid progress. They were praised several times by their husbands, and they were secretly held back by others.

Yang Hegao can be anxious.

Shi Yan suddenly rubbed Yang Hegao's head with his free hand, and while Yang Hegao was in a daze, he said earnestly: "There must be a limit in everything.

If we reach out to the Wang family's affairs, we can pay it back once or twice. As time goes by, the Wang family will inevitably feel that we have stretched our hands too far and try to control them everywhere.

If it were you, no matter how big or small your family is, there is a mother-in-law at the top who will intervene. No matter whether you can solve it by yourself, this mother-in-law will take the initiative to eliminate the troubles. What would you think? "

Shi Yan withdrew his hand and replaced it with his left hand holding his daughter, his right hand holding Yang Hegao, and Yang Hegao holding Xiaobao with his right hand. The four of them walked down the street in a row.

"It's thankless, why bother?

We have to restrain others, but more importantly, restrain ourselves, and always tell ourselves that there are certain things we cannot do, even in the name of being good for others. "

The setting sun shone on several people, Yang Hegao turned his head to look at the calm and calm gentleman in the busy city, felt the warmth from the palm of his hand, and felt for the first time that maybe his father, who had long forgotten his appearance, was like this Well, you can accompany your children to play in the streets, and you can also shelter them from the wind and rain, and relieve their confusion.